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omastar
#139

Omastar

Spiral Pokémon

RockWater

It is thought that this Pokémon became extinct because its spiral shell grew too large.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 60
Defense 125
Sp. Atk 115
Sp. Def 70
Speed 55
Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

omastar Omastar Lv. 40

Moves

Details

Category Spiral Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 35.0 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1 ,Water3

Sprites

omastar Front Front
omastar Back Back
omastar Front Shiny Front Shiny
omastar Back Shiny Back Shiny
omastar Official Art Official Art
omastar Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.3%
Shell Smash
Item
Life Orb / White Herb
Ability
Shell Armor
Nature
Modest / Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Support
Moves
Stealth Rock / Toxic Spikes
Spikes / Stealth Rock
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Shell Armor
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
SpD 8

Strategy Overview

Thanks to its high Special Attack stat, Omastar has always been a decent Rain Dance sweeper; however, it is let down by its poor Speed and many weaknesses courtesy of its secondary Rock typing. For these reasons, Omastar was more often used as a hazard setter; it is one of the few Pokemon with access to all three of Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes. BW, though, has blessed Omastar with one of the best setup moves in the entire game--Shell Smash. A move that sharply raises Attack, Special Attack, and Speed, Shell Smash was distributed to only a few select users, among whom Omastar is one of the best, because of its excellent Special Attack. Shell Smash also patches up any Speed issues that Omastar previously had, making this shellfish one of the most threatening sweepers around.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
75.4%
Surf
66.1%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
24.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc